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and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built u
and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers...
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they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we first started, it was a rough job. everything was dynamite. now, they have these machines called "moles." it's like a big drill, and it just cuts right through the ground. so there's no more dynamite. and it's still a rough job, but it's gotten to a point where it's a lot safer. in the '70s, we lost a man a mile basically. here, maybe we've had two or three deaths in the last 20 years, which is too much anyway, but it's cut down a lot. hurwitz: city tunnel number 3 will be an
they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to...
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. >> reporter: in syracuse, new york, plows are working overtime. dealing with two consecutive days of snow this weekend. leaving this car stuck with no place to go. >> the weather was bad. the winds were bad. blowing the cars around. you could see the semis were swerving. >> reporter: it's the city's first snowstorm of the season. many are bracing for more to come. john schriffen, abc news, new york. >> all right, thanks, john. >>> one area of severe weather to keep an eye on. accuweather meteorologist andrew baglini has the latest. good morning, andrew. >> while most of the nation will seem relatively tranquil for the holidays, we're tracking one disturbance that will give us bad weather. eastern texas around the houston area, thunderstorms will pop up. that spreads eastward throughout christmas tuesday. louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, interstates 10 and 20, large hail, damaging wind gusts, torrential downpours, the throat for a tornado. a destructive storm system on this tuesday. the highest threat for tornadoes around new orleans, mobi
. >> reporter: in syracuse, new york, plows are working overtime. dealing with two consecutive days of snow this weekend. leaving this car stuck with no place to go. >> the weather was bad. the winds were bad. blowing the cars around. you could see the semis were swerving. >> reporter: it's the city's first snowstorm of the season. many are bracing for more to come. john schriffen, abc news, new york. >> all right, thanks, john. >>> one area of severe weather to...
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john schriffen, abc news, new york. >> all right, thanks, john. >>> one area of severe weather to keep an eye on. accuweather meteorologist andrew baglini has the latest. >> we're tracking a disturbance that will give us bad weather. eastern texas around the houston area, thunderstorms will pop up. that spreads eastward throughout christmas tuesday. interstates 10 and 20, large hail, damaging wind gusts, the threat for tornado. a destructive storm system on this tuesday. the highest threat for tornadoes around new orleans, mobile, interstate 10 northward into the panhandle of florida. good snow across portions of the plains. >> i hate to see rough weather this time of the year. >>> let's look at weather from across the country. last-minute shoppers in boston and chicago could see light know. also early showers and clearing in l.a. rain in louisville and cincinnati. >> fargo, barely makes it above zero. honolulu and miami, the hot spots, near 80. seattle and portland, the 40s. >>> a senator from idaho apologizing today after being arrested for driving drunk. mike crapo was pulled over a
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york las vegas and d.c. with a limitless data bank with who knows what or who well there you have it it seems the days of anonymity are long gone and it's not just the camera but the data bank you should also be afraid of so is a picture really worth a thousand words well as we found out today it might be worth much much more reporting from washington imagine a set of artsy. on to iowa now where the state supreme court acknowledged that just because something is unfair that doesn't necessarily make it a legal late last week the court ruled in favor of dentists james knight who fired his dental assistant for being quote irresistible this despite. fact that night describes her as the best dental assistant he's ever had thirty two year old melissa nelson seen here with her family she's a married mother of two and has been working in the office for over ten years when i gave her a month's severance and a swift kick out the door in early two thousand and ten his reason nelson was a direct threat to his marriage b
york las vegas and d.c. with a limitless data bank with who knows what or who well there you have it it seems the days of anonymity are long gone and it's not just the camera but the data bank you should also be afraid of so is a picture really worth a thousand words well as we found out today it might be worth much much more reporting from washington imagine a set of artsy. on to iowa now where the state supreme court acknowledged that just because something is unfair that doesn't necessarily...
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michael bloomberg a great example, he is banning the cuts in new york city. so that and we are talking about, that ideology on the left, the progressive ideology. swatter some of the mifsud are commonly held by today's progress of squawks i've got about five myths that we tend to focus on the first to because those are the big juicy ideas and the bad ideas one is the natural things are good and number two, on the natural things are bad. number three, unchecked science will destroy us. number four, science is only relative any way, and number five, science is on our side. okay. the first one we learn all about them there. we are going to talk mostly about the most famous progressive today, president barack obama and his resume when it comes to science, but just to give you an idea about why these are important, natural things are good. that's behind the organic food movement. the rejection of the organic the modified to. unnatural things are bad. that is the fear of chemical and bpa, the fear of chemistry and the things that are unnatural and pesticides, ferti
michael bloomberg a great example, he is banning the cuts in new york city. so that and we are talking about, that ideology on the left, the progressive ideology. swatter some of the mifsud are commonly held by today's progress of squawks i've got about five myths that we tend to focus on the first to because those are the big juicy ideas and the bad ideas one is the natural things are good and number two, on the natural things are bad. number three, unchecked science will destroy us. number...
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. >>> we are here in grand central terminal in new york city. every day, 700,000 people pass through here which means that superdogs like holland have a very important job to do especially in a post 9/11 world. here is what it takes to become a four legged hero he. ♪ ♪ >> before they could do this, they all start out like this. fox files cameras got a first-hand look at the department of defense military working dog program at lackland air force base where puppies learn to become warriors. spread across nearly 9,000-acres in san antonio, texas, the base is home to the 341st training squadron. >> the purpose is to procure, train and produce handlers and dogs. >> casey stevens is chief of the dog training school at lackland. >> i love to see them evolve from knowing nothing to being able to do everything that they do overseas and in law enforcement. we say zero to hero in 120 days. >> the wags arrive for training. >> the four legged heros have a long and storied his tore arery of serving on the battlefield. during world war ii the military off
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york and around the country and that the f.b.i. at the department of homeland security were basically in partnership with. corporate america which is really really frightening and what are the terms that the f.b.i. invoked was this distant messick terrorists terms so i have a few questions based on that first of all what is considered to fall into the realm of a domestic terrorist or domestic terrorism and second does this apply to the occupy movement does it merit that title. i think that they're using a very broad definition of violence to discuss domestic terrorism because obviously an act of terrorism is doing something that's going to kill a lot of people blowing something up something that's far more. terrible and life threatening than just a couple of people assembled in civil protest so i think that they really just ran with the possibility that could get violent and use that to create to manufacture this threat of domestic terrorism because that's really what the f.b.i. has done in a lot of these terrorism cases as you saw
york and around the country and that the f.b.i. at the department of homeland security were basically in partnership with. corporate america which is really really frightening and what are the terms that the f.b.i. invoked was this distant messick terrorists terms so i have a few questions based on that first of all what is considered to fall into the realm of a domestic terrorist or domestic terrorism and second does this apply to the occupy movement does it merit that title. i think that...
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the week before last the internet in new york ran on diesel. it was just as simple as that. they all have these backup generators. when you visit one of these big internet buildings, there's always the point in the tour when you come to the school bus, this kind of hot, still room filled with an enormous, you know, perhaps four megawatt diesel generator. and last week in the case of 60 hudson, in the case of 111 ace avenue, a building that's actually owned entirely by google, in both those cases the generators did successfully switch over, and the internet was running on diesel. there were a couple stories of data centers in manhattan that did not success friday switch over -- successfully switch over. in one prominent example, a data center that brought down a lot of web sites, a lot of well known web sites, the fuel pump was in the basement. and if the fuel perform is in the basement and the basement's flooded, you can attempt to have a bucket brigade of diesel fuel up the stairs, but that's a tough thing to do with the scale of power these buildings need. >> host: how rel
the week before last the internet in new york ran on diesel. it was just as simple as that. they all have these backup generators. when you visit one of these big internet buildings, there's always the point in the tour when you come to the school bus, this kind of hot, still room filled with an enormous, you know, perhaps four megawatt diesel generator. and last week in the case of 60 hudson, in the case of 111 ace avenue, a building that's actually owned entirely by google, in both those...
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fox news alert. we're waiting for a news conference any moment now upstate new york. a gunman has opened fire at four firefighters that came to battle a blaze that may have been a trap set by the shooter. listen to some of the emergency radio calls being placed as crews realized exactly what was happening. >> we're being shot at. multiple firemen done. multiple firemen shot. i am shot. i think he is using an assault rifle. we have multiple firemen down. working fire. shot with a firearm. >> understood. what is your 32, copy, multiple firemen down, multiple firemen shot with a working fire. gregg: let's pick up the story with david lee miller live in our new york newsroom. david? >> reporter: gregg, the questions at this hour remain unanswered, who was the shooter and what was his motive? this is what we do know. it was about 5:35 when the west webster firefighters responded to a house fire. there you see the blaze. two of the firefighters shot and killed at the scene. two others seriously wounded. a police officer off-duty from a nearby police department was also woun
fox news alert. we're waiting for a news conference any moment now upstate new york. a gunman has opened fire at four firefighters that came to battle a blaze that may have been a trap set by the shooter. listen to some of the emergency radio calls being placed as crews realized exactly what was happening. >> we're being shot at. multiple firemen done. multiple firemen shot. i am shot. i think he is using an assault rifle. we have multiple firemen down. working fire. shot with a firearm....
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. >>> we are here in grand central terminal in new york city. every day 700,000 people go here which means super dog like holland have an important job to do especially in a post 9-11 world. here is what it takes to become a four-legged hero. >> before they can do this, they all start out like this. >> fox file cameras have a first-hand look at the military working dog program at lack land air force base. it's where puppies learn to become warriors. nearly 9,000 acres in san antonio texas the base is home to the 341st squadron. >> produce train and produce handlers and dogs. >> u.s. army first class casey stevens is core chief of the dog training school. >> i love too see them evolve from knowing nothing to do what they are able to do overseas and law enforcement. 0 to hero in 127 days. >> they have a long and storied history on serving on the battlefield. during world war ii the military officially began training dogs to fight. k-9 and handler teams continue to train and defend at home and overseas. nearly 3,000 doings currently work for the mi
. >>> we are here in grand central terminal in new york city. every day 700,000 people go here which means super dog like holland have an important job to do especially in a post 9-11 world. here is what it takes to become a four-legged hero. >> before they can do this, they all start out like this. >> fox file cameras have a first-hand look at the military working dog program at lack land air force base. it's where puppies learn to become warriors. nearly 9,000 acres in...
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literally, on a flight to new york. i landed, and i seemed to be the most talked-about artist in the world that day. >> cooper: what's that moment like? >> adele: i thought it was hilarious. ( laughs ) >> cooper: hilarious? >> adele: i thought it was funny. i wanted to be a singer forever. but it's not really my cup of tea, having the whole world know who you are. >> cooper: it's not your cup of tea? >> adele: no. i find it quite difficult to think that there's, you know, about 20 million people listening to my album that i wrote very selfishly to get over a breakup. i didn't write it being that it's going to be a hit. >> cooper: you really wrote it to... to help you get over something? >> adele: yeah. so the fact that so many people are interested in that, and want to cry to it or want to feel strong to it or whatever, i find really... it's just little old me. >> cooper: there's nothing little about adele's voice or the emotion her songs convey. last year, standing almost motionless center stage, she had london's royal
literally, on a flight to new york. i landed, and i seemed to be the most talked-about artist in the world that day. >> cooper: what's that moment like? >> adele: i thought it was hilarious. ( laughs ) >> cooper: hilarious? >> adele: i thought it was funny. i wanted to be a singer forever. but it's not really my cup of tea, having the whole world know who you are. >> cooper: it's not your cup of tea? >> adele: no. i find it quite difficult to think that...
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webster is a suburb of rochester, new york. it is difficult to fight a fire when temperatures are 30 degrees. someone according to media reports, someone opened fire on firefighters. two firefighters are being treated. they will not disclose to fox news the reason for the ailment. the ap is quoting a local newspaper saying one firefighter is listed in satisfactory condition. officials are telling local mediaone of the firefighters was hit in the back side by someone again who opened fire. you can see that the house is still burning. it has spread to a second home. there are report that is the area is not secure and because of that, firefighters are unable to battle the blaze. local residents are being evacuated. a special s.w.a.t. team has now been brought in to evacuate them. residents who do not want to leave are told to stay away from any open windows. this is story very much developing. so far no explanation why someone apparently opened fire on firefighters in the town of webster in up state new york. again that blaze cont
webster is a suburb of rochester, new york. it is difficult to fight a fire when temperatures are 30 degrees. someone according to media reports, someone opened fire on firefighters. two firefighters are being treated. they will not disclose to fox news the reason for the ailment. the ap is quoting a local newspaper saying one firefighter is listed in satisfactory condition. officials are telling local mediaone of the firefighters was hit in the back side by someone again who opened fire. you...
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that is not a good example. >> abc news, new york. >>> senator daniel was laid to rest in his native hawaii. a thousand people came to pay their respect including the first couple who were in hawaii for the holiday. he died last monday at the age of 88. he was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress and the second long ease serving senator. >>> last-minute shoppers are crowding into falls -- into malls and stores. but many are attempting to drum up enthusiasm stores like macy's and toys r us spabded hours -- expanded hours to help the 17 million americans scrambling for gifts still. nick watt has the last-minute rush. >> you look quite stressed. >> i have a little anxiety right now. i won't lie. i am tripping out. i want to make sure everybody is taken care of. >> the sign says the late gift may be the best gift. you throw money at the pressing problem and then spend more. number two, under pressure you make a gut instinct decision. >> say you want to buy a sweater for your wife. if you think about it too much, you may out think yourself and you may not make a
that is not a good example. >> abc news, new york. >>> senator daniel was laid to rest in his native hawaii. a thousand people came to pay their respect including the first couple who were in hawaii for the holiday. he died last monday at the age of 88. he was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress and the second long ease serving senator. >>> last-minute shoppers are crowding into falls -- into malls and stores. but many are attempting to drum up...
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that is not a good example. >> abc news, new york. >>> senator daniel was laid to rest in his native hawaii. a thousand people came to pay their respect including the first couple who were in hawaii for the holiday. he died last monday at the age he 88. he was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress and the second long ease serving senator. >>> last-minute shoppers are crowding into falls -- into malls and stores. but many are attempting to drum up enthusiasm stores like macy's and toys r us spabded hours -- expanded hours to help the 17 million americans scrambling for gifts still. nick watt has the last-minute rush. >> you look quite stressed. >> i have a little anxiety right now. i won't lie. i am tripping out. i want to make sure everybody is taken care of. best gift. says the late gift you throw money at the pressing problem and then spend more. number two, under pressure you make a gut instinct decision. >> say you want to buy a sweater for your wife. if you think about it too much, you may out think yourself and you may not make a good choice. >> do you
that is not a good example. >> abc news, new york. >>> senator daniel was laid to rest in his native hawaii. a thousand people came to pay their respect including the first couple who were in hawaii for the holiday. he died last monday at the age he 88. he was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress and the second long ease serving senator. >>> last-minute shoppers are crowding into falls -- into malls and stores. but many are attempting to drum up...
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he started "new york" magazine. he recognized the city was changing and there was this new middle-class audience that did not have their own publication. he created the magazine. it was different from anything we have seen before. it was so different it sort of took your breath away. it was deeply impressive to me. he got wonderful writers. he was all for subjective takes on things. he loved being provocative. he largely created the new york city we now know, certainly the point of view. it inspired me because i have always looked up to people who sea change taking place and look at that as an opportunity instead of a threat. a couple of years before he died, i went to see him. he died about five years ago. he was at berkeley and at the time in his late 70's. he was running the graduates' magazine program at uc. he had serious cancer. it was very hard to understand him. he was still so excited about the student projects. he spent the entire morning taking me through these magazines his graduate students had created.
he started "new york" magazine. he recognized the city was changing and there was this new middle-class audience that did not have their own publication. he created the magazine. it was different from anything we have seen before. it was so different it sort of took your breath away. it was deeply impressive to me. he got wonderful writers. he was all for subjective takes on things. he loved being provocative. he largely created the new york city we now know, certainly the point of...
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christmas in new york. this is fantastic. >> you love this, even as a west coast girl, you love being in the big apple. >> put on my scarf and mittens and went for a walk. sometimes it's 70s in l.a. >> welcome aboard. shift number two for you. you're here with us all week. >> all week long. paula faris is on assignment. that's why i'm filling in today. >>> coming up today, hear who's adding their voices to the gun control debate. and you're going to see who is also sending a little christmas comfort to the children of newtown, connecticut. they're facing so many hardships of their own. >> it does not feel like christmas at all in that town. so whatever comforts that town right now. also this morning, a rather dire prediction about the fiscal cliff and what might happen when lawmakers return later this week. it's a pocketbook issue for all of us. >> some people are expecting to maybe go right over that cliff. >>> and later this half hour, the christmas edition of our insomniac play list. putting a new spin o
christmas in new york. this is fantastic. >> you love this, even as a west coast girl, you love being in the big apple. >> put on my scarf and mittens and went for a walk. sometimes it's 70s in l.a. >> welcome aboard. shift number two for you. you're here with us all week. >> all week long. paula faris is on assignment. that's why i'm filling in today. >>> coming up today, hear who's adding their voices to the gun control debate. and you're going to see who is...
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earlier this year, we heard from new york times reporter liz alderman on a chinese shipping company that is making waves in greece. > > how successful has this shipping company, known as cosco, been so far in greece? > > it's an interesting story. this chinese basically state- run shipping company came in here about three years ago in a $500 million deal that ever since then has been a model for the country, because what they did is they bought half of piraeus port, which is an ancient port in greece and one of the most important ports in the southern mediterranean. what they did was they basically took an operation that had been effectively lagging under greek ownership and completely turned it around. > > have the the greek people been welcoming of this? the chinese work way is much different from the european way, let's say. > > the chinese have an extremely efficient working practice. as one spokesman there put it to me, they basically run their business by showing that they work 24/7, that has actually rung alarm bells, though, among a number of greek workers, particularly unionized
earlier this year, we heard from new york times reporter liz alderman on a chinese shipping company that is making waves in greece. > > how successful has this shipping company, known as cosco, been so far in greece? > > it's an interesting story. this chinese basically state- run shipping company came in here about three years ago in a $500 million deal that ever since then has been a model for the country, because what they did is they bought half of piraeus port, which is an...
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fifty years ago an economy compared new york and pittsburgh and noted new york was more resilient even then. he argued this was a result of the historic concentration in the garment sector which was the mother of entrepreneurship because it was so easy for anybody with a good idea to get started. all you needed was a couple of sewing machines. pittsburgh had u.s. steel, like general motors a fantastically-efficient company in the short run, but not a place that trained entrepreneurs, it trained company men. the middle managers in u.s. steel like the middle managers at general motors would not know how to start an electronic greeting card company if gm went down or us steel went down, but those garment guys, they would. indeed, my book tells the story of the builder of more new skyscrapers than anybody in the 1920s. he got his start in the garment district. he also showed a certain strain towards irrational exuberance. he declared that 1930 would be the greatest of all building years. he died poor. [laughter] now, of course, not everything about cities is rosy, particularly once you lea
fifty years ago an economy compared new york and pittsburgh and noted new york was more resilient even then. he argued this was a result of the historic concentration in the garment sector which was the mother of entrepreneurship because it was so easy for anybody with a good idea to get started. all you needed was a couple of sewing machines. pittsburgh had u.s. steel, like general motors a fantastically-efficient company in the short run, but not a place that trained entrepreneurs, it trained...
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bill littlefield sisters from upstate new york. the first sister was 20 years old who came in 1866 and was visiting cousins who lived in chesterfield and they told her skinner was looking for new workers. she applied, got the job and was an expert schooler says she worked in the finishing department. she would take the silk thread from the dye house and wind it on the school to go to market. it required tremendous skill because you could not damage the silk whatsoever. it would be sold. she was fantastic. another sister followed named francis. one sister would work in the milken if she had a good experience then she would send word. , join me. said you had a number of siblings working together. a family environment. the third sister was alan. she lasted both of resistors and is working for skinner at the time of the flood and is a stronger character of the book and after words help to salvage his silk and she moved to holyoke and ultimately married his bookkeeper. after the flood the valley could potentially be somebody else's gain
bill littlefield sisters from upstate new york. the first sister was 20 years old who came in 1866 and was visiting cousins who lived in chesterfield and they told her skinner was looking for new workers. she applied, got the job and was an expert schooler says she worked in the finishing department. she would take the silk thread from the dye house and wind it on the school to go to market. it required tremendous skill because you could not damage the silk whatsoever. it would be sold. she was...
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let's go back to nicole at the new york stock exchange for more. nicole: we're taking a look at group on down 4% today, still under pressure after they made an acquisition. $4.63 per share, they have acquired commerce interface. the company which they have been working since the middle of 2012, april 2012 in order to streamline some of the operations. it is technology management, a way they can work with some of the thousands of existing vendors, supposedly will help them to better support the merchants overseas going forward and give them exclusivity with this particular company but this acquisition today puts them under pressure about 4% and that is why you're seeing it down about $0.19. merry christmas, everybody. david: ilog one of my groupon things to expire. it is not a total loss. lori: it is not front and center in people's priority list. david: s&p futures are closed right now. that's about to larry at the cme to see how things might work out during christmas time. what do you think, larry? larry: 1430 used to be the support coming ou, now
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"new york times" op-ed they write silly things and they said, people should not live longer, you will lose purpose in life. i met a guy who said i am 69, if i make it to 75, i'll done, i've had it. don't you lose the edge? is there a natural cycle? >>guest: i think people tend to say that because they assume as you get older you also get ill but when that is the case, you do lose your lust for life but if you are healthy and energetic, there is so much more to do and you think about it, you never have enough time to do everything you want, do you? we need more time. >> there was a profile of the person, the billionaire who wrote the forward to your book, and it was silly, and a silly things they said was that this extending life is not a good idea because the technology will be available to rich people first and it will add to inequality. >>guest: that is a knee-jerk reaction but we hear that when you talk about any type of new technology. think when cell phones first came out. only the rich people had cell phones. yes, they were the size of a brick and you carried around in a briefca
"new york times" op-ed they write silly things and they said, people should not live longer, you will lose purpose in life. i met a guy who said i am 69, if i make it to 75, i'll done, i've had it. don't you lose the edge? is there a natural cycle? >>guest: i think people tend to say that because they assume as you get older you also get ill but when that is the case, you do lose your lust for life but if you are healthy and energetic, there is so much more to do and you think...
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york court charged with terrorism offenses the unexplained of marty how she in the u.s. adds weight to fears that he may have been a victim of america's notorious rendition program and he's got if you can as more on the case. the twenty year old men mock the how she stands accused of providing material support to somali militant group al-shabaab how she was stripped of his british citizenship earlier this summer over accusations of his involvement with islamist extremists at the time he and his...
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all of new york sees you. >> oh, my god. >> good to see you. >> look at you. >> look at me. >> oh, my god. you're wearing a sports jacket. how did you know where to even buy a sports jacket. >> i took a class. >> oh, my god. you left the price tag on. j. crew, my fancy schmancy son. i'm going to keep it in case it goes on sale. it was a touching movie. it moved me to tears. it's also funny. you had a ball doing it, didn't you? >> if you like -- yeah, yeah. if you like working that much. yeah, it was fun. it actually was fun. >> do you hate all work? >> no. >> what do you like doing? >> i love making movies actually. i love recording. that's what i love. >> you don't like performing in front of people. >> that's odd. >> it is strange. >> i never know what to do during the applause. i don't know what to do. oh, okay. all right. let's go on to the next thing. it's a strange thing to be live in front of people. >> you consider yourself to be an actress that sings. >> mm-hmm. >> many people would think you're arguably the greatest singer that's ever been. i would argue that. >> i don't kno
all of new york sees you. >> oh, my god. >> good to see you. >> look at you. >> look at me. >> oh, my god. you're wearing a sports jacket. how did you know where to even buy a sports jacket. >> i took a class. >> oh, my god. you left the price tag on. j. crew, my fancy schmancy son. i'm going to keep it in case it goes on sale. it was a touching movie. it moved me to tears. it's also funny. you had a ball doing it, didn't you? >> if you like --...
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at least two fire has been killed and two others injured in a shooting in upstate new york when they arrived to tackle a house blaze but the number of suspects remains unclear the shooting happened almost two weeks after the deadly school massacre in connecticut that claimed twenty seven lives. a major part with all of the dreads reporting on now these finance stuff walked out against staff and their salaries being slashed by up to forty percent nationalize conglomerate bank here is laying off around five thousand workers that would be bailed out by the state of this year by small makers last week tried another patch to fix the country's direct problem with a partially forty billion euros well. the final result in egypt steve eisen constitution referendum is expected on choose day but the country's opposition says it will keep fighting against the islamist drafted documents opponents of the muslim brotherhood accuse the ruling group and president morsi of massive vote rigging after early results showed the yes vote securing over sixty percent ask me how are you from the eldest to a p
at least two fire has been killed and two others injured in a shooting in upstate new york when they arrived to tackle a house blaze but the number of suspects remains unclear the shooting happened almost two weeks after the deadly school massacre in connecticut that claimed twenty seven lives. a major part with all of the dreads reporting on now these finance stuff walked out against staff and their salaries being slashed by up to forty percent nationalize conglomerate bank here is laying off...
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new york is kind of live there from krieger thank you very much indeed. and have got more highlights from lover of exclusive interview next hour but for those of you who can't wait check it out online it's already that dot com. the united arab emirates is said to be close to ordering some six to combine chants from the u.k. and may be getting a contingent of british troops to sweeten the deal british pm david cameron told soldiers that they may be headed to the gulf state as they pull out of afghanistan rights groups the on tap you saying dealings with the emirates which the e.u. called on to stop mass torture of political dissidents sends all the wrong messages and her political analyst patrick herring says there's an ultra motive behind this . the justification for this massive build up in the middle east especially in the gulf states and. the west is blaming iran saying that because iran's pursuing nuclear ambitions or there's no proof of any to the weapons programs as such they're blaming iran for a possible nuclear arms race in the region that's a qu
new york is kind of live there from krieger thank you very much indeed. and have got more highlights from lover of exclusive interview next hour but for those of you who can't wait check it out online it's already that dot com. the united arab emirates is said to be close to ordering some six to combine chants from the u.k. and may be getting a contingent of british troops to sweeten the deal british pm david cameron told soldiers that they may be headed to the gulf state as they pull out of...
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new york is the second highest and there's no excuse for that except taxes. the cheapest gas is in missouri, $2.96. the only state below $3 in the entire united states. as the debate over banning assault weapons continues, more people are lining up to gee an assault weapon. worried that they won't be able to later. our next guest was the first governor to pass the assault weapons ban back in 1990. joining us now is governor james florio. good morning, good to see you. >> thank you very much. >> the bottom line here is whether or not these assault bans work, whether, as a result of putting the assault bans in motion, whether it was the local assault ban or federal assault bans, do they actually reduce gun violence? is this any proof that that happens? >> well, the answer is that the communities involved will make the determination, but the public interest is not served with greater access to oozies and ak-47's. and when you have a person inclined to violence, knives over that uzis with a clip. and kickly with guns to assault weapons, these are things used in w
new york is the second highest and there's no excuse for that except taxes. the cheapest gas is in missouri, $2.96. the only state below $3 in the entire united states. as the debate over banning assault weapons continues, more people are lining up to gee an assault weapon. worried that they won't be able to later. our next guest was the first governor to pass the assault weapons ban back in 1990. joining us now is governor james florio. good morning, good to see you. >> thank you very...
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snow in denver, chicago, and new york today. so watch out for that. still our future cast showing clouds rolling by this morning. a little more sun and then here comes the next storm system. clouds thicken up late tonight and early tomorrow. temperatures for today going to stay cool, only in the low to mid-50s by the afternoon, and the next couple of days, looks like the return of rainfall tomorrow. showers into wednesday, maybe a lingering shower on thursday morning, and then brian catch dry weather, storms moving in over the weekend. back to you. >>> thank you, lawrence. >>> we continue to follow the breaking news traffic news. westbound 80 right there by gillman between gillman and university. hearing of a six-car crash. the lanes are blocked, and you can see delays past golden gate fields and on interstate 80. they're working to clear it. they've been dealing with a number of traffic breaks in the area. once past the exit, then speeds improve down the east shore freeway. it is causing a good-sized delay for what is not a usual commute day. christm
snow in denver, chicago, and new york today. so watch out for that. still our future cast showing clouds rolling by this morning. a little more sun and then here comes the next storm system. clouds thicken up late tonight and early tomorrow. temperatures for today going to stay cool, only in the low to mid-50s by the afternoon, and the next couple of days, looks like the return of rainfall tomorrow. showers into wednesday, maybe a lingering shower on thursday morning, and then brian catch dry...
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high cost areas like new york you're going to have to pay guys more. what's 50,000 times -- >> if somebody wanted to do damage, you are not going to be able to arm enough -- david: that point has to be the last. ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. holiday sales may be slowing down this year, but there still could be some good stocks to buy. find out which companies might be worth a look or another look right after the. -- right after this. david: some good news for jc penney, the stock is up today. brokerage firm says its promotions are helping increased foot traffic in the stores. >>> and shares of a supplement seller are down today after the company announced its plans to buy back 50 million dollars in shares. wow, down every 6%. this comes after investor ackerman told the company an unsustainable pyramid scheme. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates fo
high cost areas like new york you're going to have to pay guys more. what's 50,000 times -- >> if somebody wanted to do damage, you are not going to be able to arm enough -- david: that point has to be the last. ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. holiday sales may be slowing down this year, but there still could be some good stocks to buy. find out which companies might be worth a look or another look right after the. -- right after this. david: some good news for jc penney, the...
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jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> ho, ho, ho. >>> the great french writer albert camus said life is a sum of all your choices. we are all defined by the decisions we make every day. we make hundreds of them. paper or plastic, chicken or fish. most are mundane and require little thought, but others are agonizing, often life-altering. then there are the decisions made by leaders. some of which have changed the course of history -- for better and some for worse. july 1776, the american founding fathers' decision to declare independence. january 1863, abraham lincoln's decision to emancipate all persons held as slaves. june 1941, adolph hitler's decision to invade the soviet union. august 1945, president truman's decision to use an atomic bomb against japan. tonight we'll examine the process of making a tough decision. we'll hear about major decisions on an international stage, about corporate decisions, and personal ones. from taking down the most wanted man in the world -- >> the president turned to us and said, i made my decision. we are going to go with the raid. write up the orders. >> -
jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> ho, ho, ho. >>> the great french writer albert camus said life is a sum of all your choices. we are all defined by the decisions we make every day. we make hundreds of them. paper or plastic, chicken or fish. most are mundane and require little thought, but others are agonizing, often life-altering. then there are the decisions made by leaders. some of which have changed the course of history -- for better and some for worse. july 1776, the american...
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york court that's where charged with terrorism offenses the unexplained emergence of muddy hashi in the u.s. adds weight to face that he may have been the victim of america's notorious rendition program let's get the update on the washington correspondent dan if you can either get it's alarming what i've read out there what more do we know about this. well kevin twenty three year old mahdi ha she has appeared before us federal court to face charges of terrorism how she was stripped of his british citizenship as you said earlier this summer over accusations of his involvement with islamist extremists at the time here and these family tried to contest that decision they claim that m i five threatened to label them islamic extremists if they refuse to become informants for british intelligence and spying on their muslim community complain to the investigative powers tribunals the body which oversees m i five you also spoke to the media but nothing really came out of those efforts shortly after his citizenship was revoked he went missing in modish will somalia one of our reporters spoke
york court that's where charged with terrorism offenses the unexplained emergence of muddy hashi in the u.s. adds weight to face that he may have been the victim of america's notorious rendition program let's get the update on the washington correspondent dan if you can either get it's alarming what i've read out there what more do we know about this. well kevin twenty three year old mahdi ha she has appeared before us federal court to face charges of terrorism how she was stripped of his...
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i watch the film and that ship needs to have an ability ended budget that will go not just in new york but down the coast and maybe up as far as delaware to get to philadelphia with what you call that thing in the front now? a nose? i am not a navy person or engineer. but you need to go up to the west coast and help the folks in l.a. and san francisco and seattle to understand this. that can all be done with someone who has a permanent purpose as a major attraction when the spring break comes in kids come from the eighth grade and will really keep this in their heart. i am going to be certainly talking to you since you are my neighbor. [laughter] about this in terms of this coming fall after the ringling bros. and barnum & bailey circus is over on november the sixth. [laughter] >> the thank you. thank you. i gave you my business card because i know you have some accidental connections with the lord. please pray for the book this week. we gave guidance to the writers. if you had 10 minutes in front of an eighth-grade class, what would you tell them? what would you tell them about leader
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alison kosik is in new york. you probably get the best price on things today. >> you would think so. if you ever had any doubts that we're not a nation of procrastinators, think again. 17 million people out in the stores just today. believe it or not, it's not as many as the number of people who hit the stores on black friday weekend. still "consumer reports" put out a survey they conducted september 10th through 17th, and look at what they found. 67% of shoppers, they're not done yet shopping. 14%, they haven't even begun. so today is the first day they're starting their christmas shopping with hours to go. as you said, carol, you're probably going to find a lot of bargains out there for toys, winter clothes, and other items retailers want off their shelves by january. that's not what last-minute shoppers are likely looking for surprisingly. well over half told "consumer reports," they'll just grab a gift card at this point. wine and liquor, they're also popular last-minute shoppers. 27% said they'll give cash.
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york and new jersey. are they new stores or old stores? >> the stores we visited the past weekend are the revamped stories. >> yes? >> yes, they are. the stores we visited this weekend are the revamped stores. >> that's a small percentage of the overall store base, crest? so to extrapolate this across jcpenney, it seems on the surface a big assumption. >> that's absolutely true. i was talking to our oppenheimer sales force this morning, talking to clients, that goes without saying. whenever we do store checks, i put the caveat in there, i'm only looking at a couple stores. you basically make the assumption other stores are doing something similar. that could be different. that's essentially how we do the channel checks in retail. >> brian, to the larger question of whether the success that jcpenney is having in stores like the ones you visited can be replicated and whether they have enough capital to get them there, where do you come down on that? many of the people i speak to say it seems to be working,
york and new jersey. are they new stores or old stores? >> the stores we visited the past weekend are the revamped stories. >> yes? >> yes, they are. the stores we visited this weekend are the revamped stores. >> that's a small percentage of the overall store base, crest? so to extrapolate this across jcpenney, it seems on the surface a big assumption. >> that's absolutely true. i was talking to our oppenheimer sales force this morning, talking to clients, that...
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first time i came to wall street, they invited me to have a luncheon meeting with the new york financial analyst community. a big ampitheater. down on wall street. 250 people in the room. i got up and i said to them, well, the first thing i want to talk to you is about safety. they were like what is this guy supposed to be talking about margin improvement and more aluminum in cars and all that. what's he doing talking to us about safety? >> you decide to focus on worker safety really as a path of changing the culture of the place and show that you can always improve at anything. what were you thinking? >> i believe that human beings have what i call discretionary energy that they can give you or not. and i don't think they will give it to you if they don't feel that they're treated with dignity and respect every day. if we'll can say, i'm treated with dignity and respect. a down payment on that is nobody ever gets hurt here, because we care about our own commitment to our safety, and we care about the people we work with. it swells up into everything you do, and it gives you a sense of p
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>> we're opening up all over new york. we're looking in new york city right now. we're at the palisades mall. we're dotting all around you. you can order it online at any time and hopefully we'll get it to you in the city. >> and renee, your wife's name is renee, right? >> yes. that was spot on and that was awesome. >> you guys are great. thanks for having us and happy holidays. i just want to say, you know, america is an awesome, amazing place. i know things have been tough and there's a lot of kind of back and forth about politics. but it's pretty amazing, the opportunities that we all get here. and that we just -- we've been dreaming big and -- >> that's great. >> and it's been awesome. >> you live where there's 300 days of sunshine a year. >> not a lot of folks know that, too. snow in the mountains. boulder is heaven. >> you were smart to go to school there. i wish i did. >> it's the greatest place. we'll be out there in march. maybe we'll stop by and take a tour. >> we would love to see you and we so appreciate this opportunity to be with you guys. >> coming
>> we're opening up all over new york. we're looking in new york city right now. we're at the palisades mall. we're dotting all around you. you can order it online at any time and hopefully we'll get it to you in the city. >> and renee, your wife's name is renee, right? >> yes. that was spot on and that was awesome. >> you guys are great. thanks for having us and happy holidays. i just want to say, you know, america is an awesome, amazing place. i know things have been...